Welcome to Karluk ...

Karluk is located on Kodiak Island.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Karluk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Karluk is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Karluk lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Karluk: 907

The ZIP code for Karluk: 99608<2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Karluk ...

Looking for more information about Karluk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Karluk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Karluk.

Adding Karluk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Karluk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Karluk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Karluk post office opened in 1892.

We also found Karluk on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alaska (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Karluk.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Karluk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Karluk). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Karluk or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/